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AboutEero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946, in Helsinki) is a Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player, who started his career in the mid-1960s. Koivistoinen has worked as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer and educator. He first heard jazz from the records his sailor brother had brought in from his travels. As a youngster Koivistoinen studied classical violin, saxophone and also composition at the Sibelius Academy, and later jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His first line-up featured the drummer Edward Vesala and bassist Pekka Sarmanto. Koivistoinen was also a member of the seminal Finnish rock band Blues Section in the years 1967 and 1968. In 1968 he released his first solo album, a "literary record" called Valtakunta which featured songs composed to the texts of such poets as Pentti Saarikoski, Jarkko Laine, Tuomas Anhava and Hannu Mäkelä; interpreted by the vocalists Vesa-Matti Loiri, Eero Raittinen and Seija Simola. Eero Koivistoinen's later solo albums such as Wahoo (1972) enjoy a considerable international reputation. His hip hop-influenced 2006 album X-Ray features such people as the vocalists Charles Salter and Bina Nkwazi, DJ LBJ (also known as Jonas Verwijnen) and the rap artist Redrama (also known as Lasse Mellberg).
Eero Koivistoinen was one of the founder members of the UMO Jazz Orchestra where he played from 1975 to 1990 and worked as its artistic director from 1996 to 1998. He has also composed music for radio and theatre. Koivistoinen has received the Yrjö prize of the Finnish Jazz Association in 1967, his quartet won the band competition at Montreux Jazz Festival in 1969, and Koivistoinen also won in 1981 the prize for the best arrangement with his piece "Ultima Thule" at the Nordring competition of European broadcasting companies, held in Jersey.
Eero Koivistoinen
Real Name: Eero Uolevi Koivistoinen
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Eero Koivistoinen (b. January 13, 1946) is one of the best known jazz musicians in Finland. His main instrument is the saxophone, but he is also a highly regarded composer, arranger and conductor.
In the 1960's and 1970's, Koivistoinen studied the saxophone and composition in Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland and in Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.
He released his first solo album Valtakunta, a mix of psychedelic rock, poetry and modern jazz, in 1968. His second album, Odysseus, originally from 1969 but reissued in 2006 by Sähkö Recordings, was more traditional post bop with influences by John Coltrane. In the 1970's, he delved deep into jazz-rock and funk and recorded perhaps his most widely known album to date, Wahoo!.
On the 1983 album Picture In Three Colours, his band included Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield.
Since 1975 Koivistoinen has been a core member of the UMO big band. Most recently, he has recorded various sessions for the Ricky-Tick label, including The Five Corners Quintet.
Sites: eerokoivistoinen.com
In Groups: Blues Section, Day Is Over, Dialog, Eero Koivistoinen & Co., Eero Koivistoinen & Senegalese Drums, Eero Koivistoinen Kvintetti & Sekstetti, Eero Koivistoinen Music Society, Eero Koivistoinen Quartet, Eero Koivistoinen Studioyhtyeineen, Eero Koivistoisen Orkesteri, Eero Koivistoisen Yhtye, Esko Linnavalli Sextet, Heikki Sarmanto Big Band, Heikki Sarmanto Serious Music Ensemble, Sarmanto-Koivistoinen Group, The Five Corners Quintet, Umo Jazz Orchestra, Vladimir Shafranov-Eero Koivistoinen Kvartet
Variations: Eero Koivistoinen; E. Koivistoinen, Koivistoinen
Eero Koivistoinen was one of the founder members of the UMO Jazz Orchestra where he played from 1975 to 1990 and worked as its artistic director from 1996 to 1998. He has also composed music for radio and theatre. Koivistoinen has received the Yrjö prize of the Finnish Jazz Association in 1967, his quartet won the band competition at Montreux Jazz Festival in 1969, and Koivistoinen also won in 1981 the prize for the best arrangement with his piece "Ultima Thule" at the Nordring competition of European broadcasting companies, held in Jersey.
Eero Koivistoinen
Real Name: Eero Uolevi Koivistoinen
Profile:
Eero Koivistoinen (b. January 13, 1946) is one of the best known jazz musicians in Finland. His main instrument is the saxophone, but he is also a highly regarded composer, arranger and conductor.
In the 1960's and 1970's, Koivistoinen studied the saxophone and composition in Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland and in Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.
He released his first solo album Valtakunta, a mix of psychedelic rock, poetry and modern jazz, in 1968. His second album, Odysseus, originally from 1969 but reissued in 2006 by Sähkö Recordings, was more traditional post bop with influences by John Coltrane. In the 1970's, he delved deep into jazz-rock and funk and recorded perhaps his most widely known album to date, Wahoo!.
On the 1983 album Picture In Three Colours, his band included Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield.
Since 1975 Koivistoinen has been a core member of the UMO big band. Most recently, he has recorded various sessions for the Ricky-Tick label, including The Five Corners Quintet.
Sites: eerokoivistoinen.com
In Groups: Blues Section, Day Is Over, Dialog, Eero Koivistoinen & Co., Eero Koivistoinen & Senegalese Drums, Eero Koivistoinen Kvintetti & Sekstetti, Eero Koivistoinen Music Society, Eero Koivistoinen Quartet, Eero Koivistoinen Studioyhtyeineen, Eero Koivistoisen Orkesteri, Eero Koivistoisen Yhtye, Esko Linnavalli Sextet, Heikki Sarmanto Big Band, Heikki Sarmanto Serious Music Ensemble, Sarmanto-Koivistoinen Group, The Five Corners Quintet, Umo Jazz Orchestra, Vladimir Shafranov-Eero Koivistoinen Kvartet
Variations: Eero Koivistoinen; E. Koivistoinen, Koivistoinen
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